Nice painting of the the Copper Range Roundhouse and docks. Many tons of coal came in there and many tons of copper left. See photos of the way it was on Kevin Musser's Copper Range Railroad site. The old highway route up the hill was steeper with sharper curves when the roundhouse was still there. My Grandfather drove truck for Bridgeman & Russel Dairy for awhile during the depression. He said he commonly came down that hill with one foot out on the running board so he could bail in case the brakes failed. At the risk of starting a cyber riot, some of us think the roundhouse was far more attractive than Shoots & Ladders.
By RCW $ BAY on Sunday, June 22, 2003 - 03:49 pm:

Rick Anderson's Photo is truly great. I would have changed my wallpaper to it, but I can't let go of the photo from the lookout so I'll keep that one. I will, however, save a copy of the Anderson photo. Chutes and Ladders park was added in the 1980's, where the round house remains were for so long. Those who wonder where it is... well, imagine that you are going out to the Houghton Breakers, the park is between the Canal Road and the canal itself! They have a campground there too. They also put a memorial at the bottom of Quincy Street in Houghton, with a lovely walkway. Could Houghton someday be like San Diego?
By Byrl Vaughan Boone,NC on Monday, June 23, 2003 - 05:07 pm: